abductor

Noun

Meaning

One who abducts.

A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form the median line of the body; as, the abductor oculi, which draws the eye outward.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

snatcher kidnapper kidnaper abductor muscle corsair buccaneer raptor harpy vandal privateer slaver abs pillager malefactor Sherman
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Antonyms

adductor liberator patsy goat prey innocent
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Hypernyms

malefactor criminal outlaw crook felon captor

Hyponyms

crimp crimper seizer shanghaier musculus abductor digiti minimi manus musculus abductor digiti minimi pedis

Phrases with the word

abductor muscles abductor pollucis longus abductor pollicis brevis abductor pollicis longus

Examples

Except for supporting the arch, it plantar flexes the little toe and also acts as an abductor. Source: Internet

In addition to police, Mata was confronted by a woman who “had a large knife in a sheath,” shouting at him that he was a child abductor. Source: Internet

It is the local police stations where the victim's family submits the complaints about her missing, that informs about the girl getting converted to Islam and then getting married to the same abductor. Source: Internet

The matter was heard on Feb. 3 when two judges caused controversy by observing that the marriage between Huma and her alleged abductor, Abdul Jabbar, would be considered valid under Islamic Sharia law if she had already had her first menstrual cycle. Source: Internet

Hostage communicators maintain some control by scheduling set times to speak with the abductor. Source: Internet

Platzer (2004), p 270 render The abductor hallucis stretches along the medial edge of the foot, from the calcaneus to the base of the first phalanx of the first digit and the medial sesamoid bone. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

abductive inference abductive reasoning abductively abductor muscle abductor muscles abductor oculi